Recurrence of Abuse of Alcohol in Patients Suffering from Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis after Liver Transplantation in the Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM) in Prague, Czech Republic
2004
Abstract
Patients after orthotopic liver transplantation for alcoholic liver cirrhosis with declared recurrence of alcohol abuse have lower survival rate in comparison with patients declared alcohol abstention. A questionnaire looks like a suitable way for detection of alcohol abuse recurrence after liver transplantation according to significant difference in histology findings and laboratory tests between both groups.
Recurrence of alcohol abuse can be fatal. Its occurrence in our group is similar to published papers